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EPISODE · Mar 3, 2026 · 1H 3M

146. S is for Sovereign Citizens

from The Anxiety Encyclopedia · host Lorien Megill and Katharine McNally

Lorien tells Katharine about a group that dares to ask the question: what if the only laws that count are the ones I like? Sources ​https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/sovereign-citizens-movement/​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudolaw​https://web.archive.org/web/20141102010820/http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/sovereign_citizens_plaster_courts_with_bogus_legal_filings/​https://www.domprep.com/articles/a-violent-surge-sovereign-citizens-vs-government-authority/#:~:text=Precise numbers of SovCits can,who have committed violent crimes.​https://everytownresearch.org/report/armed-extremism-primer-sovereign-citizens/​https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/moorish-sovereign-citizens/​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moorish_sovereign_citizens​https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7513757/​https://everytownresearch.org/report/armed-extremism-primer-sovereign-citizens/​https://www.sog.unc.edu/sites/www.sog.unc.edu/files/Sov citizens quick guide Nov 13.pdf​https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/sovereign-citizens-movement/​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudolaw​https://aeon.co/ideas/here-comes-pseudolaw-a-weird-little-cousin-of-pseudoscience​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vexatious_litigation​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waukesha_Christmas_parade_attack

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